Part three of this column concluded the story of 72-year-old David Zink’s grand jury inquest following the service of a tainted – and feasibly retaliatory – search warrant (see part two) served six months
Southern California Edison is blaming metallic balloons for an incident that could have been disastrous.
No one was injured during the June 7 event in which a live, overhead power line snapped and swung into a resident’s backyard in the 200 block of Obispo Avenue.
In 1906, Long Beach was experiencing tremendous population growth. The Pacific Electric train replaced the GOPR (Get Out and Push Railroad) and brought thousands of passengers to the pleasure pier and bathhouse; some of whom decided to stay.
In 2011, Long Beach selected financial firm FIS Global of Jacksonville, Florida to handle on-line payments of utility billings. To pay for this service, between 2011 to 2014, the city charged a so-called “convenience fee” of $3.99, which was the cost of doing business with FIS Global.
Pediatric rehabilitation patients from Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach took a break from wheelchairs and therapies for a special scuba diving event.
On Sunday, June 11, at approximately 11:25 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 4100 block of Norse Way regarding a screaming female being attacked by a Pit Bull dog. Long Beach Animal Control was also requested to respond.
On June 7 the Beachcomber broke an online story that exposed the Long Beach Police Department’s (LBPD) questionable handling, release and special treatment of Councilperson Jeannine Pe
